Rig Veda 9.56.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 56, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.56
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (for Indra and Viṣṇu; protective prayer for the singers)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वमिन्द्राय विष्णवे स्वादुरिन्दो परि स्रव । नॄन्त्स्तोतॄन्पाह्यंहसः ॥
Transliteration
tvám indrā́ya víṣṇave svādúr indo pári srava | nṝ́nt stotṝ́n pāhý áṃhasaḥ ||
Translation
Fluye en torno, oh Indu, dulce para Indra y para Viṣṇu; guarda a nuestros hombres, los cantores, de la angustia y del pecado.
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
विष्णवेfor Viṣṇu
विष्णवे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वादुःsweet, pleasant
स्वादुः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वादु (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्दोO Indu (Soma)
इन्दो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround, forth; (as preverb) completely
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (Preverb/Adverb)
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्रवflow (forth)!
स्रव:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√स्रु (स्रवति) / Vedic injunctive/imperative stem स्रव-
नॄन्men
नॄन्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोतॄन्praisers
स्तोतॄन्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु ‘to praise’ से कर्तृ-नाम)
पाहिprotect!
पाहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पिबति/पाति ‘to protect’—यहाँ ‘to protect’)
अंहसःfrom distress/sin
अंहसः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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